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Australian Police Services

Most Police Services in Australia operate on the standard 64 UHF channels allocated by the Australian Communications Authority. These range from 467.8500MHz to 469.4250MHz in 25kHz steps. The table below shows the 64 channels and their frequencies.

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Ch	Frequency	Ch	Frequency (MHz)
1	467.8500	33	468.6500
2	467.8750	34	468.6750
3	467.9000	35	468.7000
4	467.9250	36	468.7250
5	467.9500	37	468.7500
6	467.9750	38	468.7750
7	468.0000	39	468.8000
8	468.0250	40	468.8250
9	468.0500	41	468.8500
10	468.0750	42	468.8750
11	468.1000	43	468.9000
12	468.1250	44	468.9250
13	468.1500	45	468.9500
14	468.1750	46	468.9750
15	468.2000	47	469.0000
16	468.2250	48	469.0250
17	468.2500	49	469.0500
18	468.2750	50	469.0750
19	468.3000	51	469.1000
20	468.3250	52	469.1250
21	468.3500	53	469.1500
22	468.3750	54	469.1750
23	468.4000	55	469.2000
24	468.4250	56	469.2250
25	468.4500	57	469.2500
26	468.4750	58	469.2750
27	468.5000	59	469.3000
28	468.5250	60	469.3250
29	468.5500	61	469.3500
30	468.5750	62	469.3750
31	468.6000	63	469.4000
32	468.6250	64	469.4250

NSW Police Service

The NSW Police Service operates on the standard 64 UHF channels and various frequencies ranging from HF to UHF. The tables below show callsigns used on air, radio channels and vehicle markings.

The NSW Police Service use two sets of callsigns - one Local and one Regional. Local callsigns are put out as format (eg Wollongong 22 - General Duties for Wollongong area). Regional callsigns are put out as (eg Romeo 250 - Regional Highway Bike for R region). The table below shows the region 'L' denotes local while 'R' donotes regional.

Region	Callsign	Notes
L	1	Local Area Commander
L	2	Operations Co-Ordinator
L	3	Internal Affairs
L	4	Human Resources Manager
L	5	Scare Resources
L	10	Duty Officer
L	12	Education/Development
L	14	Supervisor
L	15-34	General Duties Caged Vehicle
L	35-44	General Duties Sedan
L	45	Beat Response Vehicle
L	46-59	Foot Patrol
L	60	Beat Supervisor
L	61-69	Bicycle Patrol
L	70-79	Rescue Units
L	80	Mobile Station
L	81-89	Special Operations
L	90-99	Liason - Aboriginal/Domestic
L	100	Crime Manager
L	101-129	Detectives
L	130	Jail Detectives
L	140-145	Intelligence
L	160-169	Anti-Theft Squad
L	200	Highway Patrol Commander
L	201	Highway Patrol Supervisor
L	202-249	Highway Patrol Sedan
L	250-289	Highway Patrol Bike
L	290-299	Bicycle Liason
L	300	Traffic Supervisor
L	301-349	Traffic Units
L	400-449	Licensing Units
L	450-459	Warrants and Summons
L	650-699	Parking Patrol
L	700-749	Forensic Services
L	800-820	Volunteers
R	1	Regional Commander
R	2	Regional Operations
R	3	Regional Intelligence
R	4	Regional Human Resources
R	5	Regional Operations
R	6	Chaplain
R	8	Regional Traffic Co-Ordinator
R	10-15	Emergency Management
R	20-29	Internal Affairs
R	40-49	Legal Services
R	50	Logistical and Tactics Commander
R	51	Logistical and Tactics Operations
R	52	Logistical and Tactics Operations
R	53	Logistical and Tactics Intelligence
R	54	Logistical and Tactics Traffic Planning
R	55	Logistical and Tactics Computer Services
R	56	Logistical and Tactics Mobile Unit
R	60	Regional Patrol Commander
R	61-69	Patrol Support Truck
R	160-185	Anti-Theft Squad
R	200	Highway Patrol Commander
R	201-249	Highway Patrol Sedan
R	250-289	Highway Patrol Bike
R	290-299	Speed Camera Units
R	360-379	Crash Investigation Units
R	380-399	Traffic Technical Units
R	400-410	Crime Commander
R	411-414	Armed Hold Up Unit
R	414-420	Arson Unit
R	423-426	Child Protection Unit
R	431-437	Operations Support Unit
R	443-447	Gaming Unit
R	451-456	Homicide Unit
R	460-461	Intelligence Unit
R	465-456	Motor Vehicle Unit
R	470-474	Special Crime Unit
R	480-489	Licensing Unit
R	500	Dog Squad Commander
R	501-549	Dog Squad Commander
R	500	Dog Squad Commander
R	600-609	Transit Police Vehicle Units
R	610-649	Transit Police Foot Patrol Units
R	670-699	Transport Support
R	701	Forensic Commander
R	702	Crime Scene Commander
R	703	Fingerprints Commander
R	704	Crime Scene Co-Ordinator
R	705-714	Forensic - Ballistics
R	715-719	Forensic - Photography
R	720-729	Forensic - Vehicle Examination
R	730-734	Forensic - Video
R	735-740	Forensic - Coronial
R	741-749	Forensic - Bomb Disposal
R	750-799	Forensic - Fingerprints
R	800-820	Volunteers

If you would like to know more general information on the NSW Police Service visit the unofficial NSW Police website (COPS) or visit the official NSW Police website.

Australian Federal Police (ACT)

The AFP operates on some of the standard 64 UHF channels in Canberra. The table below shows the channels and codes used on air.

Ch	Region/Notes
23	Tuggeranong/Woden
24	City/Belconnen
25	Special Operations
26	Car to Car
35	Inquires

Code	Notes
102	Assault
115	Suicide
119	Missing Person
120	Suspicious Persons
201	Audiable Security Alarm
207	Burgalry
214	Stolen Vehicle
221	Criminal Damage
305	Property Theft
306	Shoplifter
401	Car Accident - No Details
404	Persons Hit By Vehicles
425	Dangerous Persons
521	Welfare Check
605	Noise Complaint
607	Drunk Persons
614	Domestic Disturbance
618	Breach of DVO
730	Breach Bail Conditions

PLEASE NOTE: All information provided is for RECREATIONAL USE IN AUSTRALIA ONLY. DO NOT under circumstances, attempt to become involved in an emergency situation the police, fire or ambulance are attending - let the Fire Brigade, Police or Ambulance Paramedics do their job quickly and safely without you in their way!

Some information broadcast on police channels may be of a sensitive nature and should not be disclosed.

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